Tho old adago that ’‘every
one talks about tho weather,
but nobody docs anything
about it" no longer rings so
true.
At any rate, when you’re
talking about “little weather"
—technically known as micro
climate—it’s the weather that
immediately surrounds every
house and yard. Today, micro
climates can be controlled
through our own efforts, even
though in limited fashion.
In the new Ortho garden
book, Weather-Wise Garden
ing, you can find a variety of
techniques to modify your im
mediate weather, including
how to harness the sun, wind,
and water to make the weather
warmer or cooler, more windy
or less, humid or dry.
Surprisingly, what you do
to your microclimate outside
your home will have a definite
effect inside your home.
“Tests by agricultural sta
tions of state universities show
that what you do to the cli
mate outside the house has a
definite effect upon the climate
within it,” the book points out.
Consider trees, for example,
as a climate control factor.
When you plant deciduous
trees to shade the west wall
and roof of your house, you
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can reduce tho heat inside tho
house by 20 to 40 degrees,
help eliminate "attic furnace”
and give you protection from
the hot glare of tho sun.
Tho trees act as natural air
conditioners, improving your
living outdoors and indoors.
In fact, trees can help you
conserve energy and money.
"Shelter planting outdoors
can reduce operating expenses
of heating and air conditioning
units by up to one-third or
more, no small consideration
in times of energy short
ages and rising costs,’’ states
Weather-Wise Gardening.
There are various other
ways to make your own cli
mate cooler. Vines, planted
ground cover, even the lawn
will help you create coolness.
The lawn not only effectively
reduces heat, it's also an ele
ment in noise and dust control.
When you combine shrubbery
with your lawn, you can effec
tively combat noise and dust
A recent study shows that the
dust count on one side of a
planted area was reduced by
75 per cent in just this way
Sow grass in small squares on
a walk or driveway, and you
counteract heat stored and ra
diated by the paved areas
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ample of how you can harness
water to createyourown cooler
climate In addition to the
bracing effect of a pond psy
chologically, it actually has
the same kind of effect as the
ocean on the scorching, dry
land mass adjacent to it
As Weather-Wise Gardening
says:
“The pond adds water vapor
to the air, which can then be
cooled by evaporation of the
moisture particles which affect
your plants, your body, or any
other surfaces they touch.”
Color can be a factor for
cooling or heating. Lighter col-
1. & 2. Controlled shade zones (1. is warmer, receives afternoon sun). 3. Sun pocket-receiving noon and
afternoon sun, 4. Pond—good place’for shade and moisture-loving plants. S. Morning and mid-day sun
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• climate control, 14. Variable shade zone below a tree, and 15. Full sun zone for vegetables and other sun
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When you want to make
your “little weather" warmer,
the more paved area around
your home, the more untdlcd
ground, or rock or masonry
surfaces, the warmer your im
mediate weather. Windbreaks,
natural and artificial, have a
wanning effect.
In their role as wind-break
ers, trees are especially effec
tive. Multiple rows of trees
will give you far more protec
tion than just a single row. If
you want to curb the wind
nearer the ground, plant
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shrubs.
Any windbreaks generally
should be located on the North
or West side of the house. That
cold wind that bothers us most
comes from'cither the North
or West.
Windbreaks can help you
enjoy your garden more.
Hedges, covered patios, lath
enclosures arc just some of the
techniques you can use to con
trol the wind and climate.
Remember, as Weathcr-Wite
Gardening says;
“Microclimates, the little
weathers clustered about every
house and yard, are the only
ones over which we can exert
any control through our own
individual efforts. We can bend
them toward our needs by
thoughtful orientation of struc
ture and plantings, by increas
ing or lessening radiation, and
numerous other methods of
exploiting their potentials.”
Even Husking
Bee Started
With Indians
Colonial farmers adopted
not only many agricultural
practices from the Indians
concerning com, but they
borrowed at least one social
custom, too
Indian com culture had al
ready differentiated between
regular corn crops and the
more succulent sweet com
varieties believed developed
by the Iroquois Indians
Recipes for succotash and
hasty pudding, also called
loblolly, were also borrowed
from the Indians One facet of
the com diet the colonists
didn’t adopt was the addition
of dog meat They preferred
the more customary salt beef,
salt pork or chicken
While the borrowing of
many of these practices from
the Indians are well recog
nized, lesser known is the
belief that even the husking
bee originated with the In
dians This combination of
work and frivolity was popu
lar on early farms
One custom that developed
dictated any man who husked
an ear of corn laden with red
kernels could claim a kiss
from any girl at the bee A
form of this practice was part
of the culture of the Iroquois
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